Paul Simon is 69 today? Thanks for the music, Paul!

[rurallib]

I'll just post one, probably the one that is most associated with Simon and Garfunkel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-DXiHjRn8Q&feature=related

Oct. 13, 1941 according to Wikipedia.

[rurallib]

1. Guess I am the only one here who remembers Paul Simon

[nolabear]

2. Nossir! He was one of the seminal voices of my neurotic youth.

And his music continues to be some of the finest I know. I loved S&G and thought I wouldn't like him alone, but then he came out with There Goes Rhymin' Simon and I fell in love with everything on it, and then Graceland started the whole thing over again. I couldn't possibly pick my favorite song.

Jeez, 69 yeas old. I'll bet HE'S surprised.

[rurallib]

4. That little line in 'Bookends' about being 70. Art G. turns 69 in 3 weeks

45 years ago or so i can bet neither thought they would be alive to make that song come true.

[nolabear]

8. Time it was, and what a time it was; it was...

*sigh* I gots me some downloading to do. Thanks.

[NV Whino]

3. A consumate musician

Always trying something new.

[MilesColtrane]

5. Another year closer to Edie Brickell dumping him and being back on the dating scene!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

6. I thought Garfunkel was incredibly cool.

Beautiful blond hair you wanted to run your hands through (for an older example, check out Arthur Rubinstein, the pianist).

And Art had the high voice that really set off those songs.

I have a CD he made a few years ago that is really good. Has a song on it called "Everything Waits to be Noticed". He also seems to be free of "gigantic ego syndrome".

[rurallib]

7. I read someplace that he was getting his PhD in Mathematics

when they hit big.
And I think he reads a book a week (or a day) and writes a short report on it.

[nolabear]

9. Me too. He was my actual crush, but Paul was stuningly talented.

As I said on another thread, I have a "sidekick" thing, though calling him that is disrespectful and simplistic, I know. His voice was ethereal and he beautiful.

Edit cuz I screwed up "ethereal".

[canoeist52]

10. Young Paul and his brother play "Anji"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN2sWrr6l80

[rurallib]

11. wow - they look like twins.

[pokerfan]

12. Rhymin' Simon is 69?

How about one of his solo efforts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZpaNJqF4po

Saying 'crap' on the radio in 1973 was considered edgy. It was banned in England, not for 'crap' but for its supposed product endorsement. Same reason the Kinks had to rerecord Lola so it wasn't endorsing Coca-cola.